Distance Casting is a beautifully crafted collection of essays on a range of saltwater fishing topics guaranteed to appeal to anyone who has ever cast a line into the sea, river or lake in pursuit of wild gamefish. The author, Sid Dobrin, takes the reader through the sometimes tangled role fathers play in the maturing of a young fisherman; the sanctity and security of fishing one’s favorite waters; the special relationships between comfortable fishing partners; the pleasures and pitfalls of drinking and fishing; the peculiar allure of angling for redfish and bluefish; the mysteries of fly fishing; and much more. Evocative, entertaining, funny and moving, Distance Casting is an accomplished literary journey through the words and ways of a saltwater fisherman. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, hardcover, 224 pp.